There
is a silence in His heart unlike that of any other.
It
is deeper than the great blue depths of the ocean;
Wider
than the great expanses of the prairies,
Where
the winds bend the dried grasses to the sun-baked earth;
Heavier
than the humid summer air of a vast wetland forest,
With
the gentle hum of a million insects and tree frogs
Shimmering
in that deep darkness.
There
is a silence that few can find
Unless
they rest in the heart of God,
Far
from the jungles of chaos
Caused
by people, electric gadgets,
Flamboyant
lights, and noise.
A
silence that you can experience
Within
the stone walls of a church,
Next
to a flickering red candle.
A
silence that you can experience
Deep
in the woods,
Surrounded
by pine and moss and ferns.
A
silence that a young couple experienced
Next
to a newborn Baby,
Wrapped
in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.
A
silence that twelve men experienced
After
He calmed the wind and the waves,
From
within the small fisherman’s boat.
A
silence so deep and so full
That
there is just room for two:
Him
and you.
